Halloween Movie Emoji Quiz for Kids (Free Printable + Answer Key)
Can you guess 🧙♀️🧙♀️🧙♀️🕯️ before your kids do? (Spoiler: they…
9 Cheap & Easy Boo Basket Ideas + Free 'You've Been Boo'd' Printable
Looking for easy Boo Basket ideas for kids, friends, or neighbors? Boo Baskets are a fun, inexpensive Hal…
Sponsored Spirit Halloween With Kids: What Parents Should Know Before You Go
Kari Treat's kids walked into Spirit Halloween with a plan. That plan lasted about four minutes, unti…
Chicago Fall Fun! Your Ultimate Guide to Chicagoland Orchards
Chicago does a great job celebrating the fall season and all it offers, but sometimes you just need to ho…
Your Family's Ultimate Guide to October in Chicago
October is one of my favorite months to get out with the kids in Chicago. There are the big fall festival…
50 Halloween Jokes for Kids That Are Frightfully Funny
Print these for trick-or-treat prep, drop one in a lunchbox every day of October or save the whole list…
31 Best Halloween Family Movies for Kids and Teens
October has 31 nights, which means you could technically have a Halloween movie night every single night.…
The Best Cut-Out Cookie Dough Recipe
Ever embarked on a cookie quest only to find yourself in a doughy dilemma, battling sticky situations tha…
Don't Trash It! Smash It!
Today is the annual Pumpkin Smash in Chicago and it is a fun way to recycle those pumpkins and jack-…
Don't Let Your Pumpkin Go to Squash! Clever Uses Post-Carving
After the excitement of carving your spooky jack-o'-lantern, you're left with a pile of pumpkin g…
Most Popular 2025 Halloween Candy (Yep, it's the One You Sneak First)
The Halloween tradition I look forward to most? It starts once the kids go to bed. That's when the pa…
10 (Easy) Trunk-or-Treat Ideas That’ll Make Your Car the Star
Halloween has become more than just one night of costumes and candy — it’s a full season of f…
The Ultimate Guide to the Scariest Haunted Houses in Every U.S. State
Looking to up your haunted house game this Halloween? From bone-chilling mansions to terrifying interact…
Best Place to See Peak Fall Foliage in Chicago in 2025
Looking for a Fall Getaway to See Fall Colors? Check out this map for some fun Family Destinations i…
9 Creative Ways to Use Leftover Halloween Candy
Halloween isn't just about spooky costumes and fun scares — it's also about candy — l…
Are Kids Ever Too Old for Trick-or-Treating? The Halloween Age Debate
As Halloween approaches and pumpkins pop up on porches, and the eternal debate reignites: Are kids ever…
13 Spooktacularly Creative Trunk or Treat Ideas
Halloween is no longer just one night for many of us with kids. It's weeks of fun events and chances…
Sponsored Chuck E. Cheese BOO-Tacular Returns for Family & Spooky-Fun!
Chuck E. Cheese, the No. 1 global family entertainment Fun Center, has brought back its highly anticipate…
Don't Toss Those Pumpkin Seeds! Here's How to Roast Them
Fall is here, which means pumpkins are everywhere! Whether you're carving a jack-o-lantern or prepar…
5 Fun Things We’re Doing This Fall with Our Family
Ah, fall! The season of cozy sweaters, pumpkin patches, and all things apple cinnamon. 🍎🍂 If you&rs…
Family Fall Bucket List: Pumpkin Patches, Apple Picking, & More
Pumpkin patches, apple picking, corn mazes, bonfires, and colorful piles of leaves — fall is full o…
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